Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This report is the result of efforts by many dedicated individuals. The authors are particularly grateful to the Governments of France, the Netherlands, and the United States and to the EU Joint Research Center for their support and for hosting the meetings that enabled us to come together from different parts of the world. A special acknowledgement is due Hans Binnendijk of National Defense University for holding one of these meetings and for publishing the report. We also greatly appreciate the many individuals who, realizing that they may form part of the solution to the complex problem of container security, spent time to share with us their accumulated operational knowledge on the subject. These include officials at the port of Le Havre: Bernard Coloby and Jean Yves Mahé; officials at the port of Rotterdam: Sander Doves and Tiedo Vellinga; Jacob van Hekke of the Ministry of Transport;
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